ALICE IN WONDERLAND!

Year 11 students had a great learning adventure in Waihi on Wednesday 5 May.

The school was coloured pink on Friday 21 May as staff and students banded together against bullying.

We are seeking Reader/Writer Volunteer Exam Assistants for NCEA this year.

The first National Waka Horua Festival, Te Hau Komaru, took place in Tauranga 19-23 May.

The College has just launched an exciting new Careers Education website.

At Papamoa College we want to encourage and enable learning that can happen ANYTIME, ANYWHERE and in a way that allows all learners to reach their highest potential. One of the many ways of achieving this is through e-Learning.

Papamoa College Music has been flourishing during NZ Music Month.

Special thanks to everyone involved.

In conjunction with Tertiary Awareness Week, Papamoa College held our annual Future Directions Expo on Friday 14 May.

Year 7 student Cybele Chapman shares her musical journey.

Congratulations to Emily Carter Y11, who has been selected as a member of the New Zealand Artistic Swimming team to compete at the 2021 FINA Junior World Championships.

This years' World Vision 40 Hour Famine on 25-27 June will raise money to help protect children in sub-Saharan Africa from the hunger pandemic.

The Young Innovators Awards (yia!) is a fantastic opportunity for students to stretch their creativity muscles and create innovative solutions for everyday annoyances through to big world issues. All students from Year 7 to 13 are invited to join the journey.

On Friday 7 May we welcomed Year 6 Students from our local contributing schools onto campus to experience the college.

Each term the College focuses on one of our four core values; Whanautanga - Relationships, Whai Whakaaro - Respect, Whai Kaha - Participation, and Whai Mana - Excellence.

Year 13 students Kane Matenga and Dylan Opperman are part of the BoP Futures Academy program. They attend Toi Ohomai two days a week to study Automotive Engineering Level 3. In this workshop, they have been learning to fabricate automotive parts from scratch.

A team of Visual Arts teachers attended the ANZAAE Conference at Rangi Ruru Girls Secondary School in Christchurch from 21 - 23 April.

Kia ora koutou, I am one of the LMS Deans for Terms 2 and 3. I advocate for students' wellbeing and aspire to support tauira to improve all aspects of their hauora.